Birmingham Post - Tag - school admissions http://www.birminghampost.net/ Visit the new Birmingingham Post site for latest local Birmingham news and Birmingham business news. Jobs, whats on and Birmingham guide, business and more. en-gb Birmingham Post no Visit the new Birmingingham Post site for latest local Birmingham news and Birmingham business news. Jobs, whats on and Birmingham guide, business and more. birmingham post, birmingham news, birmingham business, birmingham jobs, birmingham guide http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/03/11/school-admissions-process-slammed-as-a-scandal-65233-20608807/ School admissions process slammed as a 'scandal' Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/03/11/school-admissions-process-slammed-as-a-scandal-65233-20608807/ Children’s Secretary Ed Balls has announced a raft of measures to strengthen the admissions process and vowed to improve the choice of good schools. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/03/10/making-the-most-of-a-lifetime-65233-20597442/ Making the most of a lifetime Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/03/10/making-the-most-of-a-lifetime-65233-20597442/ So - just believing you are taking some chemical to make you feel better, does the job just as well as taking the real thing. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/03/07/a-third-of-parents-fail-to-get-first-choice-school-for-children-65233-20594449/ A third of parents fail to get first choice school for children Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:23:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/03/07/a-third-of-parents-fail-to-get-first-choice-school-for-children-65233-20594449/ More than a third of parents have failed to get their child into their first choice secondary school in Birmingham for the coming academic year. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/more-columnists/2008/03/06/shahid-naqvi-parental-choice-and-whether-it-is-best-for-children-65233-20568192/ Shahid Naqvi: Parental choice and whether it is best for children Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/more-columnists/2008/03/06/shahid-naqvi-parental-choice-and-whether-it-is-best-for-children-65233-20568192/ It's a familiar feeling: your hands shake as you peel open the envelope. Heart pounding, you squint as you look at the contents praying the years of hard study have paid off.